The Yard

I am now realizing that we were totally spoiled when we moved into our old house.  The landscaping front and back was included.  We are finding that landscaping is expensive, exhausting, and painful.  Oh my aching everything.  Yesterday we had 13 tons of dirt delivered and spent hours shoveling and moving it to the back yard.  Even the girls helped out.  It was hot and grueling and we only got about half done.  Unfortunately, we may need another load of dirt, NO!!!!

The good news is that we decided to pour concrete over half of the back yard.  It was a more expensive option, but less grueling for the rest of us.  Ben got a basketball hoop and we have a natural gas firepit in the works.  

The next project is the sprinklers.  Ben is going to try to tackle this one without paying a professional.  He's brave.